In an interview with the Daily Mirror, the father-of-one said: "I think I am like anyone - I have massive hang-ups about my physical appearance.

"I was a very skinny kid but I played a lot of sport. I took rugby very seriously but I always felt skinny and small.

"And now I have the same insecurities as when I was a kid. If I see an image of myself, all I see is this skinny kid and I don't like it."

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The black and white photoshoot was shot for American fashion brand Abercrombie & Fitch

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The 32-year-old actor has previously admitted to having hang-ups about his physical appearance

He continued: "No matter how many times you get filmed with your top off and photographers say things like, 'Oh you look great, add more oil' and all that stuff ... if you have these insecurities ingrained your head, all the people in the world saying you look great isn't going to alter that."

However, Jamie feels that by taking on the role of Christian Grey, it has taken the pressure off him.

"In a way he's like a superhero and no one like him exists," he explained. "He gets described as the epitome of male beauty. Well, that doesn't exist."